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Rehabber Slang Part 2, etc.

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For non-chef readers, if there are any, turducken consists of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is then stuffed into a deboned turkey. Jayne Neville chimed in, inciting rehabbers to compare the biting ability of various seed-eaters, grackles, and parrots. More slang?” asked Erin, who is primarily a turtle rehabber.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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Broad-billed Parrot. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Amsterdam Duck. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. 25 Nov 2019.

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Regarding Kakariki

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Picking up a bargain copy of the latest edition of the Parrots of the World by Joseph Forshaw. Joseph has forgotten more than I will ever know when it comes to parrots. Compared to that of say the Collared Kingfisher , for example, it would hardly raise an eyebrow. It’s a great book, don’t get me wrong.